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Platini confronts Blatter with resign demand
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) President Michel Platini confronted FIFA leader Sepp Blatter at an emergency meeting of football chiefs on Thursday and said he called on him to stand down because of corruption scandals engulfing world football. Blatter refused and Platini made a public appeal at a press conference for member...
G7 finance ministers, central bankers meet in Dresden
DRESDEN, Germany (AFP) – Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven wealthiest nations gathered in Dresden Thursday to discuss the global economy and tax evasion, but the Greek crisis was also high on everyones minds.German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his counterparts from Britain, Canada, France, Italy,...
Russia’s nuclear threats ‘deeply troubling’: NATO chief
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Russias provocative rhetoric and its dramatic expansion of flights by nuclear bombers are deeply troubling and dangerous, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday.Russias plans to deploy nuclear-capable missiles in Kaliningrad — near Polands border — and its threat to move nuclear forces in...
Biden castigates Putin, casts Ukraine crisis as a test
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday denounced Vladimir Putins pure aggression in Ukraine, warning that Western nations must be prepared to respond with further sanctions against Russia if necessary.Condemning the Russian presidents actions abroad and repression at home, Biden said facing down Putin was critical to...
Football: Bacca double helps Sevilla retain Europa League
WARSAW (AFP) – Sevilla became the first side to win the Europa League four times with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on Wednesday.Carlos Bacca was the hero for the Spaniards as he struck the winner 17 minutes from time to ensure Sevilla also qualify for the group stages of next seasons Champions League.It was also the...
Separatists say two fighters were also killed in fighting.
In Ukraine, seven people have been killed in fighting between armed forces and separatists. The regional government of Luhansk loyal to Kiev said one civilian and one soldier were killed in mortar and grenade attacks. Rebels say three civilians were killed in the city of Horlivka, which is under their control. Separatists say two fighters were...
Six killed in Ukraine fighting
KIEV: Four pro-Russian rebels, a Ukrainian soldier and one civilian were killed in clashes that broke out over the past 24 hours in violation of a Feb …read more Source: The News...
Athletics: Bolt wins 200m at rain-hit Ostrava
OSTRAVA (AFP) – Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt overcame rain-soaked, chilly conditions to streak to his new season best in winning his favoured 200 metres at Tuesdays Golden Spike meet.In the eastern Czech city of Ostrava, the 28-year-old world and Olympic champion – who also holds the world 100 and 200m records, clocked 20.13...
Pakistani men involved in trafficking for sham marriages: Brides-for-sale
LONDON: Klara Balogova was 18, penniless and heavily pregnant when she rode thousands of miles from Slovakia to England to marry a man she had never met. She knew he did not want her, or her child. He wanted her European identity card. The marriage was arranged so the 23-year-old Pakistani groom could gain the right to live and work in Europe....
Rebel commander ‘killed in eastern Ukraine’
DONETSK (AFP) – A separatist commander in eastern Ukraine was killed along with several other fighters after their car came under attack Saturday, rebel authorities announced.The defence ministry of the self-proclaimed Lugansk republic confirmed that Alexey Mozgovoy, the commander of a police battalion in the war-torn region, was among the...
